1. Brenda Stenson-Fuller
EDU 653 The Read/Write Web
Central Michigan University
May 2012

2. This lesson will allow students to
learn about frogs by observing them
closely. Students will be introduced
to the life cycle of frogs.
Introduction
This lesson will allow students to learn
about frogs by observing them closely.
Students will be introduced to the life
cycle of frogs.

3. This lesson will allow students to
learn about frogs by observing them
closely. Students will be introduced
to the life cycle of frogs.
Frogs

4. We can read about frogs in
fiction books.

5. We can read about frogs in
fiction books.

6. We can read about frogs in
non-fiction books.

7. We can read about frogs in
non-fiction books.

8. talk
dance
swim
wear clothes
shop
read
hatch eggs
What are some things that frogs in
fiction books might be able to do that
frogs in non-fiction books can’t do?
Let’s discuss.

9. Frogs are animals that spend
part of their lives on water and
part of their life on land.

10. Frogs are animals that spend
part of their lives on water and part
of their life on land.

11. Frogs belong to the animal
group called amphibians.

12. Frogs belong to the animal group
called amphibians.

13. They are able to jump high
because of their very long legs.

14. They are able to jump high because of
their very long legs.

15. The female frog lays eggs in the water
and the life cycle begins.
(3)
Tadpoles
with tail
(4)
Froglet
(6)
Adult
Frog
(1)
Eggs
(2)
Tadpoles
(5)
Froglet
with front
legs

16. Frog Activity

17. Georgia Performance Standards
Subject: Science – Life Cycle of Frogs
Grade/Course: Kindergarten
Skill Area: Characteristics of Science
Strand: Nature of Science
Standard: SKCS6. Students will understand the important features of the process of
scientific inquiry. Students will apply the following to inquiry learning practices:
Performance Indicator: c. Much can be learned about plants and animals by observing
them closely, but care must be taken to know the needs of living things and how to provide
for them.

18. National Geographic, American Bullfrogs. Retrieved May 9,
2012 www.kids.nationalgeographic.com
Frog Activity, DOI. Retrieved May 9, 2012 www.bogglesworldesl.com
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